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Open floor plans create a spacious, airy feeling that appeals to many of today’s homeowners. However, without traditional borders, the living rooms, kitchens, and dining rooms often bleed into one another, resulting in an undefined sprawl. A beautiful and effective solution to this problem is the incorporation of well-placed architectural columns. Correctly used, columns delineate the rooms without disrupting the original architectural intentions.

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In this home, fluted columns with Greek Erectheum capitals have been used to separate the living room (unseen), a center hall, and the dining room, providing a more contemporary living arrangement in a traditional setting.

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On this Martha Stewart project, a wall was removed, and fluted columns with denticulated Roman Doric capitals and Attic (Ionic) bases were added to expand the space.

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Here, two sets of Tuscan columns separate the casual living room, a stair landing, and the kitchen, providing visual access to all spaces while still creating a sense of borders.

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Faux-finished wood columns and pilasters with custom plinths, Attic bases, and Empire with Necking capitals delineate the grand entrance from the formal living area.

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Octagonal columns and pilasters with Attic bases and denticulated Roman Doric capitals create an open hallway between living areas.

PROJECT COMMENTS:These Chadsworth Columns garnish the hallway of the City Club of Macon and are made from wood. The Scamozzi capitals are a composite material that is fabricated from a combination of plaster and fiberglass.

PROJECT COMMENTS:Ralph Lauren has been a pioneer within the retail clothing industry, and we are honored to be the selected column manufacturer for his retail store in New York. The columns are custom, fluted, tapered, stain-grade wood columns with beautiful decorative Doric Renaissance with necking capitals and Ionic (Attic) base moldings / plinths. There were (2) custom columns used for this specific project.

PROJECT COMMENTS:Martha Stewart is well-known for her design expertise, and it was a pleasure that her team of builders and architects chose Chadsworth’s Authentic Replication wood columns for her designer showhouse in New York City. The column shafts are fluted, round & tapered. The columns feature Roman Doric capitals with Ionic (Attic) base moldings / plinths.